Anyone brewing their own beer?

[doodoobrown]

i like the samual smiths to gary. i have a recipe for the oatmeal stout and there tadycaster too.

 

[turboex901]

gary, as we were talking about earlier, most american beers suck. i guess the one exception is rouge......maybe oregon is the only state that has figured it out <~~~steve

p.s-daniel they dont have pyramid ipa but they do have harpoon ipa on tap,white hawk ipa, stone ipa, samuel smith ipa, highland kashmere ipa, rogue imperial ipa ($28 a bottle...yikes!) and a few others. the wife also reccomended a red seal due to its super hoppy taste, although considered an ale, its nearly an ipa.

 

[Pickupman66]

man, all this beer talk is making me thirsty!!! I have always been a Bock fan myself being from Texas. grew up on Shiner and Ziegenbock. I have a buddy over in NC who brews his own. his name is Harold birdyshaw and calls his beers Birdweisers! pretty good if you like a good stout. has bottling eqpt and everything. I remember a friend getting one of those beer of the month club deals and we had some beer that tasted like a cedar 2x4!

 

[DMBillies]

Well, as I said before I've been reading on how to do it for a while and so last night I broke down and bought some equipment. I'm brewing up an American amber right now. I know it isn't anything real spectacular, but I figured I'd keep it simple (and hopefully less likely to screw up) for a first batch.

I'm usually with Gary on the dark stuff and I'll be looking that way next time.

 

[danieljames]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8528952#post8528952 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pickupman66
I have always been a Bock fan myself

samuel adams makes what they call a "double bock". It's a winter release back home, but I haven't been able to find it up here. This stuff was heavier than guinness extra. Incredibly thick and delicious. ABV was about 8.5%.


Brian..what kit did you go with?

 

[eyebedam]

The local dist in this area doesnt carry that brew of Sam Adams. Its not in there market share.

 

[ol'salty]

One of the things I also enjoy about home brewing is designing and printing my own labels. I have several kegging systems, but I still bottle at times. Since none is brewed up at the moment..Bud Light it is!! I think I'll start naming and labeling my beers with a "reef" theme...

Dave

 

[gflat65]

Smelly Fish Ale

 

[DMBillies]

Daniel- I got the Brewer's Best kit from All Season's. It was $50 and included almost everything you need for a basic set-up (fermenting bucket, bottling bucket, syphoning stuff, a bottle filler, capper, hydrometer, bottle brush, airlock, sterilizer, and even a bucket clip so your siphon hose stays put). The only stuff it didn't include that you absolutely need are the beer mixin's, a stock pot to brew in, and bottles. It also doesn't have a nozzle to blow out the inside of the bottles, which I understand is a very nice piece of equipment to have when it comes to cleaning out bottles. A decent stainless stock pot was about as much as the kit, so it is a significant expense, but I needed a big pot to make soups in anyway so that one is totally justifiable. The kit itself seems like it's all pretty decent stuff except for the stick-on thermometer that they give you. You'll definitely want something that's not quite such a piece of crap. I'm sure the buckets won't last forever, but they are easy to replace and by the time I need to replace them I'll probably be ready to upgrade to a little nicer set-up (assuming I don't totally suck at this).

They had Sam Adam's Double Bock in PA. I'm a big Sam fan in general (except for the Old Fezziwig Ale and the Cranberry Lambic... which just aren't my taste). Love the Chocolate Bock that they've been putting out around Valentine's Day...kind of hard to find even then. Anyway, the Double Bock is pretty tasty and will definitely mess up your day.

 

[danieljames]

Hey crumbletop. That link you posted has some light rails i was considering back when i had my 125. I've never seen anyone run one, but i was considering it for cloud simulation. you could run a single, say 400watt halide over a 6 foot tank with programmed stops along the length. I'd love to see how coral would react.

 

[DMBillies]

Well, it took me a while to find what you were talking about, so I thought I'd save the next person the trouble (it's on this page ).

Interesting idea...

 

[danieljames]

By chance i found this cube with a guy that is running a light rail. Look at reefer714's display.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=783816&perpage=25&pagenumber=6